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LSA-455 Upper half of colossal porphyry statue of emperor wearing toga and seated on throne. From Hadrianopolis (Haemimontus). Late third to early fourth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Hadrianopolis Province: Haemimontus Region: Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Current Location: Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, inv. no. 1174
OBJECT
Object: Statue, standing Material: Porphyry Re-Use? No
Clothing: toga, late antique; tunic, sleeved Hairstyle: n/a Height(cm): 91
Attributes: Beard: n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand: Emperor Position: Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 280 Latest: 320
MAIN REFERENCE
Delbrueck, R., Antike Porphyrwerke. Studien zur spätantiken Kunstgeschichte, vol. 6, Berlin 1932, 98-9, fig. 36

Fıratlı, N., La sculpture byzantine figurée au Musée archéologique d'Istanbul, Paris 1990, 7-8, no. 6, pl. 2

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